Links 5 March 2014

Global Macro / Markets:

• The Best Investment Strategy? – New York Times
  
• Another bitcoin site bites the dust – CNBC
• S&P ratings “like car reviews” – The Australian

North America:

• Poverty and the Tax Code – Democracy Journal
• Bernanke Harbors Regret on Main Street’s View of Bailout – Bloomberg
• Bernanke says Fed could have done more during crisis – Reuters
• The economic impact of inward FDI on the US – VOX
• Americans borrowing record amounts to buy cars – CNBC

Europe:

• Ukraine: Russian Troops Fire Warning Shots – Sky.com
• Mitt Romney Was Right About Russia – New Republic
• Russia warns could ’reduce to zero’ economic dependency on US – Yahoo
• Who loses from punishing Russia? – BBC
• Russia’s stranglehold on European energy markets in one handy chart – The Week

Asia:

• Japan Base Wages Rise for First Time in Nearly Two Years – Japan Real Time – Wall Street Journal
  
• China Backs Russia on Ukraine – The Diplomat
• Chinese public bond heads for rare default – Financial Times

Local:

• Coalition and Qantas at war – The AFR
• Qantas and Labor need a reality check – The AFR
• The revolution that undid Qantas – The AFR
• National carrier: It’s a matter of definition – The AFR
• Reform could make skies much friendlier – The AFR
• Opposition grows to Qantas reforms – The Guardian
• Port of Melbourne set for Sale – The AFR
• Back to the future for indexing super? – The AFR
• The true casualties of zero interest rates – The AFR
• Why FoFA should have been only the start of reform – Business Spectator (Locked)
• Why Abbott must rethink penalty rates – Business Spectator
• RBA needs clarity on fiscal front – Business Spectator
• Australia is still handing out cheques despite ending the “age of entitlement’ – The Guardian
• Economic signs point to upturn – The Australian
• Economic growth getting a little faster – The Australian
• Blame aplenty for downward spiral – The Australian
• The healthy way to go on medical funding – The Australian
• Questioning childcare – The Australian
• Investor visa queue here – The Australian
• Sydney: Still our most expensive city – The Age

Other:

• Malthus, Marx, and Modern Growth – Project Syndicate